TIFF 2024: The Best Stand-Out Films So Far

TIFF 2024 is well underway, and now that fans have reached the halfway point these are the films critics are raving about.

The Toronto International Film Festival of 2024 (aka TIFF 2024) has been well underway for half a week, allowing critics to get a look at many of the films on the menu for the massive event. During the event there are films critics can’t get enough of, but there are also films that have fallen flat according to those same critics, previous TIFF events have proven not every film can be a ‘banger’. Listed below are the films currently received incredibly well at TIFF 2024 according to the amalgamated site Rotten Tomatoes .

TIFF 2024: Stand-Out Films So Far

• Anora – Directed and written by Sean Baker, Anora explores a romantic relationship crushed by reality in the grander scheme of things. CGMagazine’s review says Anora “is a movie that will definitely garner awards at the end of the year, and for my money, a Best Actress nomination for Madison is all but guaranteed… It’s surely one of the best movies I’ve seen at TIFF 2024 this year so far.” Anora has a notable 96% on Rotten Tomatoes as of this posting, from a sample size of 56 reviews.
• We Live In Time – Director John Crowley’s latest venture into the romantic genre has proven fruitful with the highly anticipated We Live in Time film starring Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield. CGMagazine’s review calls We Live in Time “a beautiful story about life that was creatively told through fragments of time, with a cast who delivered devastating but outstanding performances.” We Live in Time currently sports a rating of 81% on RT, out of 16 reviews.
• The Piano Lesson – Directed by Malcolm Washington, The Piano Lesson stars Samuel L. Jackson, Ray Fisher, and John David Washington. The film is set within the confines of the Great Depression and follows the familial events of the Charles family in the Doaker Charles household told through the lens of a family heirloom, the piano. Currently sporting a 100% on RT from 13 reviews, The Piano Lesson appears to be a must-watch in critic’s eyes.

So far these films appear to be the ‘must-watch’ films of TIFF 2024. Fans looking for more TIFF 2024 coverage can check out our incoming slate of reviews on the CGMagazine website , or wait for more to come from the event as fans head into the second half of the massive movie week.